Dr Daryl Holland

Many Australians blame our variable climate for the recent severe bushfires and crippling drought, but researchers say these ‘natural’ disasters are not natural at all

In the 90s, Professor Richard Robson created a new class of coordination polymers, and his models inspired an entirely new field of chemistry

When possums ate her garden, Professor Lynne Selwood fought back and invented a spray that protects plants from Australia’s hungry possums

Everyone is talking about our achievements in space since the moon landing 50 years ago, but what new ‘giant leap’ will we all be talking about 50 years from now?

The mysterious Plain of Jars in Laos, which is giving archaeologists clues to an ancient civilisation, has just joined the list of UNESCO World Heritage protected sites

Finding a mathematical proof is a long, difficult process – involving trial-and-error, grunt work and the occasional eureka moment

A collaboration between art and science explores the turbulent physics of eddies to produce a mesmerising experience

New experiments and mathematical modelling reveal that bacteria swimming in the oceans are supremely evolved to detect and move towards hard-to-find nutrients

In a laboratory 1000 metres below ground in a gold mine, Australian physicists are uniquely positioned to confirm the existence of dark matter